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Of the hundreds of pitches investors hear each year, these are the ones they say caught lightning in a bottle.<p>Phin Barnes recalls how, when his VC firm First Round Capital was deciding whether to back the meal-kit delivery service Blue Apron, founder Matt Salzberg's eyes lit up as he nerded out on …

<b>1. UK mobile carrier O2 is in the "well advanced" stages of looking at technologies to block mobile ads.</b> The UK's second biggest carrier has been testing technologies such as network-level ad blocking, apps, browser extensions, and working with the industry to raise mobile advertising quality …

That spells more pain for the energy sector. Many companies have already slashed spending and culled their payrolls, but the total number of job losses continues to climb.<p>According to Graves & Co., an industry consultant, oil and gas companies have laid off more than 250,000 workers around the …